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good results. The financial position of the Club had improved, 

 notwithstanding the heavy expenditure incurred in printing and 

 pul)lishing the Club's journal, the fourth volume of which had 

 been completed. Regret was expressed that the Government 

 had not placed a small annual grant at the Club's disposal so as 

 to warrant the expenditure of money in illustrating the magazine. 

 Reference was made to the effort to have Wilson's Promontory 

 reserved as a national park, and to die success of the Club's 

 request for the protection of the platypus and more of the 

 native birds. The establishment of the Australasian Association 

 for the Advancement of Science was mentioned as likely to greatly 

 foster scientific work in the Australian colonies, and, in conclusion, 

 the members were urged to do their utmost to maintain the Club 

 in its present prosperous condition. 



The balance-sheet showed that the receipts for the year had 

 amounted to ;£i?>g los. 6d , and the expenditure ;^i79 is., 

 thus adding ^/^lo 9s. 6d. to the credit balance of the Club, which 

 now amounts to ^^50 9s. 6d. 



The Rev. J. J. Halley moved the adoption of the report and 

 balance-sheet, and in doing so referred to the prosperous con- 

 dition of the Club, and expressed a hope that the incoming 

 committee would not lose sight of the question of the reserva- 

 tion of Wilson's Promontory, and also would again urge the 

 Government to place a small annual grant at the Club's disposal 

 for publication purposes. 



Mr. F. R. Godfrey suggested something might be done towards 

 organising a system of local correspondents in the various country 

 districts for the purpose of forwarding to the Club local natural 

 history notes. 



The motion for the adoption of the report was seconded by 

 Mr. J. N. M'Kibbin, and carried unanimously. 



OFFICE-BEARERS, 1888-9. 



The following office-bearers for 188S-9 were duly elected, there 

 being no opposition, viz. . — President, Mr. A. H. S. Lucas, M.A., 

 B.Sc, F.GS.; vice-presidents, Mr. C A. Topp, M.A., LL.B., 

 F.L S., and Professor W. Baldwin Spencer, B.A. ; hon. treasurer, 

 Mr. D. Best; hon. librarian, Mr. R. Hall; hon. secretary, 

 Mr. F. G. A. Barnard ; and hon assistant secretary, Mr. G. 

 Coghill. 



A ballot was taken for five members of committee, which 

 resulted in Mr C Krench, F.L.S.. Rev. J. J. Halley, Messrs. 

 G. R. Hill, O. A Sayce, and H. T. Tisdall, F.L.S., being elected. 



Votes of thanks were unanimously accorded to the retiring 

 office-bearers for their services during the past year, and to 

 Mr A. H. S. Lucas. M k., iox his services as editor of the 

 Naturalist. 



